Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc indicated at a recent Senate committee appearance the government may seek to amend the BOIE and the PBO at the same time as part of one bill amending the Parliament of Canada Act.

NDP MP Peter Julian is calling on the Liberal government to follow through on its campaign promises to reform the Board of Internal Economy and strengthen the Office of Parliamentary Budget Officer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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There’s no indication yet for when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government will act on campaign commitments to open up the secretive Commons Board of Internal Economy and strengthen the Office of Parliamentary Budget Officer, as reiterated in Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc’s mandate letter, but NDP MP Peter Julian said these are “important” changes the public wants to see and he hopes these campaign commitments were “sincere.” “It’s easy to make all kinds of promises in an election campaign,” Mr. Julian (New

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